Cash-recorder.



N0. 856,37l-. PATENTED TUNE 11. A. P. STAPLES.

CASH RECORDER,

APPLICATION FILED MAR.19, 1906.

-SHEETSEHEET 1 II ZZneJJem- No. 356,374. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907- A. F. STAPLES.

CASH RECORDER.

APPLIOATIOIT FILED MAR. 19, 1906 PATENTEU JUNE 11, 1907 A, FlTAPLES. CASH RECORDER.

*FZLICATIOII ,FILED MAR.19,1906.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

residing at Brocktoii, in the county or outh and State of Massachusetts, have lfl." il

Vented it certain. new and U. iil

. l l r' i meiit in Coshdtecorders, of Whicl t ing is n l'i1ll,'clcor, si1d exact desc i; ereocc heing had. to the accoinpsn ings.

My invention relates to cash recorders prhorowith there employed c recon tab-- hit or similar device on. which the salesman or other operator makes an entry prior opening the cash drawer, Whether such entry be for the purpose of recording a sale money irecoived on. account, or cash paid out One objectv ol' the invention is to rovide means melting it necessary for such entry to be made before the opening of the cash receptecle.

A further object of the invention is to pro Vide such receptacle with a novel style of combination mechanism where the open-- ing of the rece 'itselc is normall prevented unless the proper combination be first op oted.v I

A further ohject of the invention is to provide devices of this chsracter with an alarm signal which will he sounded when there is any improper manipulation of the devices For opening the cash receptacle, and particularly when there is improper manipulation of the combination mechanism.

A still further object of the invention is "to provide means whereby the mechanism for opening the receptacle may be locked against operation tLS well as to provide means Whereby the combination niechanisnimuybe locked or set so as to render it inoil'ective to prevent opening ol the receptacle, as when cashier operates the some.

The invention consists in the improved cosh recorder herein-otter described, as defined in the claims.

iiGlQIllh to the drawings, Figure 1 represenl's a perspective View of s cash recorder constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a top plan View of such '56-; eorder with the top removed. Fig. 3 represents 2t longitudinal section of the recorder token on the correspondingly-Immbered line of Fig. 2, showing the cover, pod, and supporting frame. Fig. 4 represents at tronsvers section taken on the correspondinglymimbered line of Fi 2. Fig. 5 represents detail in elevation o? s portion of the comhip airtime,-

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'ne said 1 member wi icl is adopted to e an per-ate the niechenism for m 10 (hr The details of constriu 1 t;

and of the means whereby l the rame 9 his uniooi t i drawer Wili he des l. 'ter custorn i lr' drawer i thspringiocstet drsi and t ing 3 and i s o'f a i. unoer GOIiSlflB" 1% carried by l end of the draw With the ports aszshove described, the sprite" will be kept under compression but will he c to open the drawer Toy reason oi i1 i1 cogs phiteitt. order mg mg 01"? he drewer depend-- y r" 1 record by the sppro l have devised the late to make the op ent upon the ex priste solesn the following Drawer receive unlocking m o means for re binstion before such operation can take gngement With the plate i i, but the sperm tion of this means is' dependent upon the depression of the support 9 which carries the pad, and the operation of this support is itself dependent upon the prior manipulati on or adjustment of the combination mechanisni.

ihe latch is com'ieeted' with and forms part of an arm 1-5 which extends above the partition 4 and is carried by ahub or sleeve it} provided at one end with a trunnion 17 extending through a bracket This huh or sleeve is recessed at the end opposite the trunnion 17 for the reception of stud 18 on an operating arm 19, set screws 20 being employed. to adjustably connect sa d stud and arm to said sleeve 16. The arm 19 is provided with a trunnion 21 which is pivoted in a bracket 22 carried. by the partition A spring 23 is placed around a portion of the stud. with one end in engagen'rent with the partition 4 and the other end. in engagement with the arm 19, to hold the same in properrelation to its supportim means and to eiiord sullicient resistance to the depression of "aid arm. The base of the bracket 17* s ero- "rided with one oi more guide lugs for the arm. 15. The means for ope-iatng the arm 19, and with it the latch 11, consists of a horizontalstrip carried by vertical member 25 depending from. the supporting plate 9, the lid 7 being to permit the passage of such member. The ate 9 is provided with one or 211016 p ns 2% projecting through the lid 7, springs 27 interposed loetween the plate lid to hold the plate 9 normally in raised pos"ion.

Combination 'm8ChGn l5'77L.- th arrangement of parts as above described, when the salesman or other operator nislzes arecord on the pad 8, the ivei ht-oi'- his hand-Will depress the pad and its support and oring the strip 24- into engagement With the projection 28, thereby operating the arm 19 to release the drawer lntch sno permit the spring 30 to open the drawer. To prevent unauthorized from ohtain ing assess to the cash diiwer, l interpose combination mechanism between the record receiving device and the latch operating lever, whereby it will be necessary to set or adjust such mechanism in e p. ieular complace. This meclmnisn'i consists oi a plurality of bars or slides 29 arr: 'VGTSl'l partition 4, being spaced by and gu tween plates 29 secured to the partn. ill i. These slides are oi sollimen length to PTO- ject be j e sun tax-se n 0 so lfirlfllW- as to norn a present i on; tijilllyf the n-e ection remainingslidea which is itself connected. with a bell crank lever 30, the hell crank levers of all the slides being pivoted on a rod 31' at the side of the casing. The, other branch of each lever projects through the side of the casing and terminates in a dmrnwardly directed concs-ved enlargement 32 adapted to be conveniently engaged by a finger of the operator. The operating ends of these levers are arranged in line and. may be protected by means of suitable hood attached to the side Wall. of the cesing.

At a suitable distance from its inner end, esch slide is pro ided with a slot 33 of s, sufiicient Width to permit the passage of the strip and of suliicient depth to permit said plate to depress the i9 enough to disentie latch 31 the plate 14;. [in adjustahie connection is provided between each slide its link 29. This adjustable con-- nection is made by overispping the ends of the slide and link, makings lap. joint, and p oviding one end. with a slot and the other ith a threaded hole registering with said slot. he end of the linl: may have the slot e end of the slide the threaded hole.

A channelshaped clip 34.- is applied to the overlapping ends to hold them in alinement. means of a screw 35 extending through hole in the clip, through the slot and into the threaded hole in the slide end, the parts are firmly heid together and any one or more of the slides be adjusted in effective length as to bring its slot 33 out oi 'alinement with the slots in the remaining slides and out of the path of move. .ent of the strip 24. For instones, the see-0nd end third slides may be adjusted in the SllOWD. in Fig. 6, to bring th slots out'of slinernent with the slots in By pressing the ends of the bell crank levers connected to these slides, the slides may he opersted to bring their slots into alinenient with the slots in the other slides, nd. the ator may then dcpress the pad or othe' recording device and with it the support 9 and strip 2% until the letter engages the projection 23- 5 on lever ill thereby Withdrawing the latch 1. niittii'ip; the drawer to open. i

.r'l lavr'm signsZ.-To give Warning? in case an unauthorized person attempts to open the drawer, 1 make use of an alarm. dsviige which is preferably an electric hell 36, the 'i ush: hutton 3? of which is operated when the Wrong comhinstioi'i is manipulated. Adjacent the ends of the slides, I provide an operating de- "vice for the button. This operation; device consists of a l'lexihlc metal bracket 8 having its base fastened to the partition. 4- adjacent the ends of the slides. From this base there projects an upwardly extending portion of the hrarlwiin such position as to he engaged. any one of the slides whose slot in the th e" movement of the plate iiroin iis u nvnrdiy extending; POltlOil projects a l. and pen;

le IHUTHHQZ from its normal liSL'lllXFll.

f, in combinarocrpinolo, 1;" moans l'or aining the r: un -lo in llosctl l movable support for i in oonveniont posion, and. oonnrotious l o- )ojrl and thrrotaining menus "l1 roroplim'lo u'lwn A. l'roin its normal as described. I

3. having, in rombiuntion, :i m: n lnti'li normally rotniuing film drawer in rlosmi position, a, vortirully movable, support for a THUIll shoot, and conneofions lwluoon tho support and the lnlrh oporn'ling to roloziso the flower when tho support is giwn :1 sing-lo movmno'nl, l'rom its normal position by l/llil luuul ol' the operator, subslanlizill as described.

1. A cash rocordnr, having, ir combination, a cash (I r01, 2! lEEl L 1 uoru'mily rotvziilv tion for noting to o I loo 1 ing lilo iron/or in Qlosml position, n (earl/i nllv movable support lor n rooorrl s oot, and

ronnoclzions between the snppor and tho hug-l1 o 'iorotmg lo release lilio drawer wlwn the support is depressed. from ils normal position, suiislaml all described.

.21 cash z'w-ohrlor, liming, in cmnbizmtion, 11 cool! recopmolo, a movable support for a record shoot, coinliiiumlion lorl; HMK'll- 311131) a sm k: Eur-ans lor norm: .ll rotmnuw 7 U h tno oz-isli roooptorlo in olosml rouduion (onnorwrl ill film movable support and tho ombinntion-loolq mechanism so as to be a; locked only by the niovonlont oi" lZ-llO movalilo support and operation of the combinationloolr mechanism, substantially as described. A rnsli rnrorilor, iisWi in combimi- ""1 i'rroptuol a ll; movable .elv, combination-look l retaining the closed conoition oonnocl1 confoi be unlocked only verti lOilli moons;

by sinplo mov znonli of the s; oporl', from its norznn opors; on ol the 115m substantially having, in oonibinnmovable support Mimi-loci mornrol'nining H10 )ndiilion connect;- @e comhiiwlion- Lolorlifl only by from ils ol the comslizmliinlly as cash recon Mon, 22, for a row unison, moons l1 wish receptacle ed Willi r-osli rooordor, lowing, in romlviuurosli rrroplnolo, m nos lor rolzuuiug receptacle in closed condition, an

u'lu'u 1110 support is movoil, :1 .l i onlly oporublo vouiliiunlion-liuto provrul rolrnsiug nu) port, sullsomi loll ns do:

suhstoulinlh 21s iloscrilwll ion. :1 Push row-pl locus-l1roropuu-li in rl s il room l'or rolr-z llio i'usli n l: mi

nu ul ol' lwil.

ll) A (wish rm'oriloi, ha ing, in con in, a rush roropturlo moons l1 .rooorii the support, substzmlially as ooscriliorl. 11. A rash recorder, lmv ng, H1 oon'iluw nzn'iuolly lOl (ash roriptzuzlo and in o ,Wiill tho ll(f( l(lil1l' (lo (ZlSll raw-rplnrlo, oornprii' lorlq mechanism, anal uuous for (O13Illlllflil lfl--l0l uuurlumisni o linlly as ilo-xrilioil. 200

122. A rusli rouirilor, luiving, in lion, :1 rororilii'ig ileviro, n ilfilflfilfy rusli lUCKPllMlH :mil 1 o"l"* sni co-o' with tho rerori (li union cash rcropl zu'lo ooniprisin oom im m mool uulnm mul means for l0( biunliowlorl; uu'i-lmuism in loo substantially dosrriluwl.

33- ii rush recorder, lmv lion, n recording (levies, n

oombinnlionioolq moo Wllll (ho rororilmg (lo oprrntion) for looking Y alarm device oormw lion-look alarm upon am unsure Hi0 l'lio munlzinotion-lo lI'SC median o n op (ill slniniiliily as described.

lion, 2L 1'" ciunlzinnliomli nk with flu? recording (l opornliou) lor loi l J inn L '"ooorilor.

n53 devioo ii rash wrong tmublors,

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1."). A rush recon 1 means for holding t e Combination-lock. mechan sm ofifand an alarm device operated by an attempt to operate the comlnnzv tion-lock mechanism, substantially as described. l

16. A cashrecordeghavmggn combine;-

tion, a recording device, ,a. cash receptacle,

combination-lock .m'echanism (co-operating with the recordi device in the unlocking operation) for 1 of mg the cash receptacle,

,-meiu1s 'for locking. the combination-lock mechanism: in locked position, and an alarm device-and connections betweenthe combination-lock mechanism and the alarm device operating to give the alarm upon an attempt,

substantially sis described. v v

17 @A cash recordenhaving, combine to operate the combination-leek mechanism,

anechenism and e depression of tien, a cash receptacle, a pad holder, e device for retelning the cash drswer elosed, endcon.-

nections between the pad holder and the ire taming device operating to reiease the mwer upon a depression of the pad holder it's-n1 its normel position, substantially as describedv 18. A cash recorder, having, incemeine tion, e cash drawer, a pad holder, device "for vretaining the cash drawer closed, combinetien-lo'ck mechanism, and connections be tween the pad holder, the ()OIHlDlIlLtlOI1 -l00i( mechanlsm arm the drawer retelmng device operating to release the clmweruoon e si1nnltaneous operation of the combination-look I the paid holder, substantially as described.

In testimony Whereei, I hereunto efiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT F; STAPLFfi Witnesses:

CHAS. W. PoTTnn, JULES B US UET: 

